Geodesic pattern of coronary arteries as a predictor for cardiovascular risk: Clinical perspectives
| Autor: | Izzet Tandogan, Kenan Yalta, Rafet Dizman, Okan Onur Turgut, Mehmet Yilmaz |
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| Přispěvatelé: | [Turgut, Okan -- Tandogan, Izzet -- Yalta, Kenan -- Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan -- Dizman, Rafet] Cumhuriyet Univ, Fac Med, Dept Cardiol, TR-58140 Sivas, Turkey, YILMAZ, MEHMET BIRHAN -- 0000-0002-8169-8628, Turgut, Okan -- 0000-0002-6847-3029, YILMAZ, Mehmet Birhan -- 0000-0002-8169-8628 |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
Coronary angiography
medicine.medical_specialty Geodesic Coronary Artery Disease Left ventricular hypertrophy Coronary Angiography Article Predictive Value of Tests Risk Factors Internal medicine medicine Humans Coronary flow Coronary tortuosity Cardiac cycle medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Coronary vasculature Angiography medicine.disease Cardiovascular risk Coronary Vessels Coronary arteries medicine.anatomical_structure Cardiology Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business |
| Popis: | WOS: 000280010500023 PubMed ID: 19108911 Coronary angiography, despite current shortcomings, has been regarded as golden standard for the assessment of coronary arteries. Geodesic pattern of coronary arteries characterized by curvature, torsion and tortuosity parameters can also be determined through angiography. Apart from atherosclerosis; age, hypertension, left ventricular hypertrophy and coronary flow are some of the determinants for the geodesic pattern of coronary arteries. Besides, a unique feature of coronary vasculature that differs from all other arterial sites is the repetitive flexion during each cardiac contraction. Thus, the geodesic pattern of coronary arteries may conceivably possess an adjunctive merit in estimating cardiovascular risk and have promising implications for discerning those who require meticulous follow-up. A more thorough understanding of the precise determinants for the coronary geodesic pattern would help establish its potential causal interaction with cardiovascular risk. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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